Tyrone Watson won't play vs. UTEP

New Mexico State Athletics Director McKinley Boston said Tyrone Watson will not suit up this weekend when the UTEP Miners come to the Pan American Center to face New Mexico State.

Watson has been suspended since late January, following an alleged battery incident at an off-campus party involving a fellow NMSU student. Watson has since been charged, yet appealed his suspension with the university, a decision that has been under review by an NMSU social misconduct committee.

The Aggies have three games left in their 2012-13 regular season following Saturday's UTEP game: At Denver (March 2); vs. Louisiana Tech (March 7); and vs. Texas Arlington (March 9). The Western Athletic Conference Tournament is scheduled for March 13-16 in Las Vegas, Nev.